Group and Class Contexts for Learning and Support Online: Learning and Affective Support Online in Small Group and Class Contexts

Autor/inn/en	Anderson, Bill; Simpson, Mary
Titel	Group and Class Contexts for Learning and Support Online: Learning and Affective Support Online in Small Group and Class Contexts
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 5 (2004) 3, (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Asynchronous Communication; Virtual Classrooms; Student Attitudes; Student Surveys; Participant Satisfaction; Delivery Systems; Group Discussion; Aptitude Treatment Interaction; Use Studies; Teacher Education Programs; Instructional Effectiveness; Network Analysis; Context Effect + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung; Auslieferung; Gruppendiskussion; Benutzerschulung; Unterrichtserfolg; Netzplantechnik
Abstract	This study was designed to evaluate the use of asynchronous discussion in distance education in terms of student perceptions of its value for learning and for affective support. At the end of the third and sixth years of a distance delivered teacher education programme, students completed a survey to determine the extent to which the nature and characteristics of the online aspects of the programme contributed to learning and afforded affective support. Students perceived considerable value in the online interaction for both learning and support. Small groups and the whole class were seen as the dominant spaces for interaction, but there was considerable differentiation between them in terms of their contribution to affective support. The small group discussions were seen as most important for all aspects of communication but students reported non-participation by some members as a significant problem. (Contains 5 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10